In the Osu Hachiman Jinja Shunki Reitaisai, a mikoshi (shrine float) procession to pray for safety at sea and large fish hauls is held, and Ogatsuhoin Kagura is performed. After parading around the town accompanied by chants of "Cho-sai, yo-sai" and drum and flute music, the mikoshi enters the water from the quay, and proceeds in a powerful manner. Shaking the mikoshi roughly vertically and horizontally is said to please the deity, and salt and seawater is believed to have purifying properties, which expel impurities. Ogatsuhoin Kagura is a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.